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AP Pro Football WriterAntonio Brown returns to Raiders, plans to play openerBy JOSH DUBOWALAMEDA, Calif. (AP) Star receiver Antonio Brown returned to the Oakland Raiders on Friday after a one-day absence and is set to play the season opener after apologizing following a run-in with general manager Mike...

AP Sports WriterGiants' Beckham to have further evaluation of injured quadBy TOM CANAVANEAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) New York Giants receiver Odell Beckham Jr. has had his injured quad examined by a specialist and his status for Sunday's game against the Tennessee Titans is uncertain.Beckham went to The Hospital...

Associated PressNew Orleans Superdome to be renovated before 2024 Super BowlBy MELINDA DESLATTEBATON ROUGE, La. (AP) New Orleans' iconic Superdome, home to the Saints football team and a symbol of the city's revival after Hurricane Katrina, will undergo a $450 million facelift, under a financing plan approved Thursday...

If familiarity breeds contempt, there should be animosity aplenty on Sunday when the New Orleans Saints and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers meet at Raymond James Stadium. New Orleans Saints vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers When: 4:25 PM ET, Sunday, December 11, 2016 Where: Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, Florida ROT TEAM PS OU Money Line 115 ARIZONA -1 (-110) 43.5 (-110) -130 110 116 MIAMI TV: 4:25 p.m....

AP Business WriterKaepernick stirs new controversy for NikeBy ALEXANDRA OLSONNEW YORK (AP) Nike's sales have only grown since it seized attention with its ad campaign featuring former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick. So, the shoemaker deferred to its star endorser when he raised concerns over a sneaker featuring an...

Falcons give second chance to Hageman following 2017 releaseFLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. (AP) The Atlanta Falcons have signed Ra'Shede Hageman, giving a second chance to the defensive tackle the team released in 2017 after he was charged with domestic violence.The 28-year-old Hageman, a second-round pick from Minnesota in 2014,...

AP Sports WriterRevamped Rams, reeling Falcons looking to stop losing skidsBy CHARLES ODUMATLANTA (AP) There is no guarantee that a Super Bowl appearance will generate long-term momentum.Just ask the Los Angeles Rams, who return to Atlanta as a .500 team with three straight losses only eight months after...

CARSON, Calif. (AP) The Miami Dolphins packed their bags and boarded their buses at this converted soccer stadium with a visible excitement. After spending an uneasy week in California while a hurricane ravaged their city and postponed their opener, the Fins were finally headed home. And they're coming back with...

AP Sports WriterCoach: Fitzgerald says he'll be back for 2018 seasonBy BOB BAUMPHOENIX (AP) No. 11 is coming back for the Arizona Cardinals.New Arizona coach Steve Wilks says wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald - arguably the most popular and certainly the most prolific player to don a Cardinals uniform...

Bears hire Childress as consultant, finalize Nagy's staffLAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) The Chicago Bears say they have hired former Minnesota Vikings coach Brad Childress as an offensive consultant and finalized new coach Matt Nagy's staff.Childress coached the Vikings from 2006-10 and worked alongside Nagy as a member of...

AP Sports WriterAP source: Jaguars close to signing QB Bortles to extensionBy MARK LONGJACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) A person with knowledge of negotiations says the Jacksonville Jaguars are finalizing an extension that will keep quarterback Blake Bortles under contract through 2020.The person spoke to The Associated Press on Saturday...

Eagles release starting linebacker Mychal KendricksPHILADELPHIA (AP) The Philadelphia Eagles have released starting linebacker Mychal Kendricks after six seasons with the team.The cost-cutting move announced on Tuesday came after linebacker Paul Worrilow went down with a knee injury on the first day of organized team activities. Kendricks was...